A scary one

Frenchy just had to come through after that rain delay montage. But he should not have had to. Consider this, before the pen began racking up innings it was stupendious. Now, Yates has an ERA of almost 20 in July, Wickman is at 7.2, Villarreal is at 5.19, and Soriano is 2.08. The last number is the most troubling because it comes on the back of 3 really bad outings at the end of June. What do these 4 have in common? Well, they all have been effective from the pen, and have been handed the ball in tight situations. Personally, I think Yates is working through some discomfort but the rest look to just be serving up some of these pitches. This needs to be fixed before the rotation begins to break down too.

Braves 5, Pirates 4

W: Wickman (2-2)
L: Chacon (4-2)

HR: A. Jones (17), R. Doumit (7)